I need this Nut but not in plastic

[orangefinger]

Numerous rebuilts and many broken plastic nuts, friggen OEM 2-4 $, I am willing to pay that but for a nut thats not plastic, where can i get this ??

7/8-14 Panel Nut 1 X .16

And tell me the part number if its like MC Master or so !!

Thx

 

[Speedfreak]

Would that by any chance be the same size as a bow eye insert? Just a suggestion to try. Or buy a regular nut that is the right thread and have someone slice it to make it that thin

 

[weston]

try home depot in the electrical section the nits will not be metric and i bet you need metric or you could just cross thread it and never mess with the thing again:ugh2:

 

[ski4]

i took some weld stick and smashed it tight all around it
no problems for 2-3 years

and it's the same color as my gray turf to boot

 

[Shonuff]

Same size as primer nut?

 

[restosud]

good luck finding one that size in stainless!
have the same problem with those as well.

 

[orangefinger]

Its not Primer size ,its not bow eye size...and dont want to cut a nut in half, and I know if I push on the wrong thread the fuel thingi will fail and i bet i have to tear it off again....where are the guys with the right nuts:wall: ??

 

[Kennay]

you dont have a thread pitch guage? if you do, just check the pitch on the actual selector itself. I bet you could find something in brass or stainless on mcmaster

 

[1998 sxi pro]

probably sounds getto to all of you guys over here but mine kept breakin also........... went through two of them last season alone and i ended up using a cast aluminum washer screw that is used for electrical boxes. (Home Depot) didnt fit the size so i cut it with a pare of snips and opend it up a little and it fit perfect. painted it black so it didnt stand out and havent had to deal with that anymore.......i knwo its kinda getto but the plastic stuff kept breackin on me......

 

[orangefinger]

Could you tighten the getho solution down enough ?

 

[orangefinger]

you dont have a thread pitch guage? if you do, just check the pitch on the actual selector itself. I bet you could find something in brass or stainless on mcmaster

Dont have a thread thingi...heeelp someoene

 

[oxnard111]

i have never had one break... what are you guys doing when they break?

i just use the the correct size socket when removing/installing. installs and removes so easily.

and to your question about where do we find stuff like that... we don't. stuff like seems to have to be custom made... i have found that out especially with yamaha's use of the stupid 1.25 thread pitch.

 

[1998 sxi pro]

yea i got it nice and tight and i didnt have to touch it after that

 

[restosud]

yeah, i had it nice and tight as well but then it split on me anyway.

 

[SUPERTUNE]

Use silicone to glue in the selector switch, this will allow you NOT to over tighten the nut and cause them to break.

 

[SteveC]

Zombie thread, I know, but ...

I measure the fuel selector on a SN '93 with calipers, believing it to be M20x1.5mm size. Looking for a panel nut of that size... well they exist, even in stainless, but I can't easily find onesy-twosy to buy at all kinds of industrial or electrical suppliers. You can search amzn for "m20x1.5 nut" and find these cable connecting waterproof widgets with that nut; 10 for like $7 when I looked. Plastic. Keep the nut, scrap the rest of the assembly. If I find a way to buy them in stainless (after confirming the size), for say $2 each for some reasonable quantity, I might get a bunch and post back that they are available.

 

[augustaf]

I have a thread thingy- mentioned in antiquity above. I don't have a valve to measure though. If it is indeed M20-1.5, I suggest the following: $2.99 free shipping M20-1.5 thin ss nut http://www.ebay.com/itm/304-Stainless-Thin-Hex-Nuts-Fine-Pitch-M8-M10-M12-M14-M16-M1820-1-0-1-5-/172741634052?var=&hash=item2838342804:m:m5l9qlnq3R3zlDtPHW6TcAg

 

[madd_dips]

I use the seadoo nut for the fuel selector. Same thread. The nut is thicker and beefier.